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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What type of trial does Honda watch in court in "Chapter 29"?
(a) A murder trial.
(b) A divorce case.
(c) A custody case.
(d) A robbery trial.

2. Who does Tadeshina write a letter to before her suicide attempt?
(a) Honda's father.
(b) Kiyoaki.
(c) Honda.
(d) Kiyoaki's father.

3. Why does Kiyoaki decide to walk part way to the monastery in "Chapter 52"?
(a) Honda took the car that day.
(b) He wants fresh air.
(c) He doesn't have a rickshaw.
(d) He thinks they will let him in if he's on foot.

4. In "Chapter 37," how does Tadeshina feel about Kiyoaki and Satoko's affair?
(a) That it is meaningless.
(b) That it is complicated.
(c) That it is sacred.
(d) That it is dirty.

5. How long is Satoko told she will have to live through ascetic discipline before becoming a nun?
(a) Six months.
(b) One year.
(c) Two years.
(d) A year and a half.

6. In "Chapter 33," how do Kiyoaki, Honda and the princes entertain themselves?
(a) With discussions.
(b) With songs.
(c) With poetry reading.
(d) With story telling.

7. How does Tadeshina say she felt when she wrote the letter about Satoko's pregnancy?
(a) Confused.
(b) Pleased.
(c) Vengeful.
(d) Desperate.

8. While watching the trial in "Chapter 29," what does Honda realize he enjoys about Kiyoaki?
(a) His story telling.
(b) His dark side.
(c) His innocence.
(d) His honesty.

9. Why does Kiyoaki's father blame himself for Kiyoaki and Satoko's affair?
(a) Because he let Kiyoaki go out alone with Satoko.
(b) Because he never taught Kiyoaki morals.
(c) Because he pressured his son to get involved with a woman.
(d) Because he had Satoko's father care for Kiyoaki.

10. What does the Abbess tell Satoko about taking her vows in "Chapter 46"?
(a) That she won't be able to see Kiyoaki again.
(b) That she will be pure again.
(c) That she'll have to leave her family.
(d) That she isn't ready.

11. Why does Kiyoaki travel to Azabu?
(a) Because his father sends him.
(b) Because Honda takes him on vacation.
(c) Because he believes Satoko will be there.
(d) Because it is where he spent his childhood.

12. When Kiyoaki confesses his affair to his father, what does he say about Satoko?
(a) That she is his.
(b) That she is private.
(c) That she left him a long time again.
(d) That she is at fault.

13. What worries Kiyoaki's father most about his affair with Satoko and her pregnancy?
(a) How to apologize to the emperor.
(b) How to get his money back from the wedding.
(c) How to help Satoko.
(d) How to keep his social status.

14. Why does Kiyoaki's father suggest he attend college?
(a) To keep his name honorable.
(b) To help him find a good job.
(c) To get him to leave home.
(d) To distract him from Satoko.

15. In "Chapter 49", what makes Kiyoaki feel isolated during his spring break?
(a) His parents won't talk to him.
(b) Having nothing to do.
(c) Honda is out of town.
(d) Not having Satoko.

Short Answer Questions

1. In "Chapter 31," what is said to reveal the spirits of the Siamese princes?

2. When does Kiyoaki confess his affair to Satoko to his father?

3. Who recommends sending the police chief to rescue Satoko from Gesshu Monastery?

4. At the end of "Chapter 39,", what do Kiyoaki's parents decide to do to Satoko?

5. In "Chapter 37," why does the prince's family pick areas of Satoko's education they feel are lacking?

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